American History 126: Section II Review Flashcards
New York City was the scene of the worst ___ riot.
antidraft
By what three names were the Peace Democrats known?
Copperheads, Sons of Liberty, and Knights of the Golden Circle
The ___ cut the Liberty Heads from pennies and wore the pennies as badges.
Copperheads
At Gettysburg the Union established positions along ___, and the Confederates did the same along ___ Ridge.
Cemetery Ridge; Seminary
Major General ___ led 15,000 Southerners in the famous charge at the Battle of Gettysburg and suffered sixty percent casualities.
George E. Pickett
The moment in history when the Confederates reached the Union lines at Gettysburg has been called what?
the “High-Water Mark of the Confederacy”
The Battle of ___ was the turning point of the War Between the States for both the North and the South.
Gettysburg
Admiral ___ captured New Orleans for the ___.
Farragut; Union
What are the locations of the two most important Union victories of the War Between the States?
Vicksburg and Gettysburg
What has been called “the only great modern English prose poem of classical perfection”?
The Gettysburg Address
What book did Lincoln’s mom want him to read?
the Bible
What two men both had a significant spiritual influence on Lincoln’s life?
Dwight L. Moody and Charles Chiniquy
Robert E. Lee and ___ were two Confederate leaders who were undoubtedly true Believers.
Andrew “Stonewall Jackson
List the names of two heights around Chattanooga that were occupied by Confederate troops.
- Mississippi Ridge
- Lookout Mountain
Ulysses S. Grant’s ultimate goal was to capture ___.
Petersburg
